Winner of the Older Readers Category (12-16 Years) Scottish Children’s Book Award 2013 - March 2013 Debut of the Month A truly moving, epic love story, that's exciting, scary, funny, thought-provoking and utterly original from a debut author with a very bright future ahead of her. Definitely for 14+ year olds.
A Piece of Passion from the Editor, Helen Boyle
We're extremely excited to be publishing Claire McFall's debut novel Ferryman on the Templar Fiction list.
For me it's a book that has it all: a brooding love story beautifully written, a perilous journey that will keep you awake at night and, in Tristan, a hero who's as wild as Heathcliffe, as aloof as Mr Darcy and as desirable as Edward.
I was drawn into Dylan's story from the very first chapter. Claire's writing is fresh and modern, she's a brilliant storyteller and her characters read like real teenagers.
I hope you love Ferryman as much as I do.
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The winners of each of the categories - 3-7, 8-11 and 12-16 - of the Scottish Children’s Book Award 2013 are voted for by children and will be announced in March 2014. If you would like to register to vote, visit www.scottishbooktrust.com. You can also add a review on their site and here at Lovereading we would also be delighted to receive reviews of any of the shortlisted titles, which we will load on to the site. Just email your review through to [email protected]
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In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for Ferryman a small number of teenagers were lucky enough to be invited to review this title. Here's a taster....'probably one of the best Young Adult romance books I have ever read.'.... Scroll down to read more reviews...
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Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed.
Except she hasn't.
The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls.
And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before.
Except this time, something's different.
Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realises she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever.
Can true love overcome the boundaries of death?
Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death. This stunning, award-winning debut novel is being reissued to coincide with the publication of the eagerly-anticipated sequel, Trespassers.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ferryman and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Ferryman features in the following genres: Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Ferryman is available in Ebook, Paperback
Ferryman was written by Claire McFall and published by Kelpies an imprint of Floris Books
Ferryman has 294 pages
Yes it is part of KelpiesEdge series
£7.19